Friday, June 19, 2015

Self-defense is not about fighting.Self-defense is incapacitating the enemy, immediately, not fighting with him. So, if the instructor is teaching you techniques that do not immediately stop the enemy, he is doing you a grave disservice. (Yes, I attended a very disappointing self-defense class recently.) The enemy's death is incidental to your purpose. So, don't even consider his death. It really doesn't matter. You should only be concerned with the survival of the good guys. But, Staff, if I kill him, I might get court martialed. Only living Marines are awarded court martials. And only scum bag Generals allow the court martial in the first place.

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Two Day Defensive Handgun Training for Women Onlyhttp://www.elkmountainhotel.com/documents/DefensiveHandGunTraining.pdfThe price per woman is $1100.

Dry Weapons Traininghttp://chrissajnog.com/new-rules-of-marksmanship-series-rule-5-dry-weapons-training-video/ This video is much deeper than it may appear on first viewing.

Answers to questionshttp://chrissajnog.com/answers-to-subscribers-top-new-rules-shooting-questions/

The Importance of Target Identificationhttps://tacticalprofessor.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/the-importance-of-target-identification/Excerpt: "Since most reading now is done on the Internet, you have to assume everything you read is wrong because most of it IS wrong."

Common sensehttps://tacticalprofessor.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/common-sense/Excerpt: "Ninety-nine percent of what most people know about firearms usage they learned from TV and the movies. In those media, there is never any ambiguity about the 'shoot / no-shoot' decision."

Shotgun Tips from John Motilhttp://www.activeresponsetraining.net/shotgun-tips-from-john-motil

Fighting Shotgun! The Three Keys To Success!http://blog.shooting-performance.com/fighting-shotgun-the-three-keys-to-success/The tests with 7-1/2 and 8 shot may surprise you.

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John Farnam Interview Part 1, 2, and 3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz9Mewc1TBwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fea3E3YwEj8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ENKZ5NvRi8

John Farnam, pearls of wisdomhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7VRyeiXqcY

Words of Wisdom by Greg Ellifritzhttp://www.activeresponsetraining.net/words-of-wisdom

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Front Sight Reality Check #8https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=276&v=qpt0oItICRs All kinds of good lessons in this video.

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I heard that a former student of mine had a negligent discharge that caused serious injury to himself. So, I called him to ask him about it.He said that he was using a Blackhawk Serpa holster and that he had continued to press with his trigger finger after releasing the pistol from the holster.His trigger finger pressed the trigger as the pistolcame out of the holster and he fired a round into his leg. Why was he using that holster? We had discussed the basic design flaw of that holster. I had disseminated the letter from the U.S. Interior Department prohibiting the use of that holster.In my emailing to my students, I had cited John Farnam's posting at http://defense-training.com/dti/pdf/Safety-Issue-Prohibiting-Use-of-Blackhawk-SERPA-Holsters.pdf He told me that he just didn't believe me.I was just an instructor, not famous, no reputation.I taught classes in borrowed facilities, not a big established gun school. No professional web site.Most significantly, I did not charge a lot of money.So, he just didn't take me seriously. (The NRA Instructor Staff at NRA Headquarters is always telling us instructors to maintain a professional appearance.) Besides, the U.S. Army uses them,the local SWAT unit uses them, and there are advertisements for them all over the magazines and internet. So, they must be good.

Instructors, Training is for the self-select few who know they need it and are willing to put forth the effort to achieve the goal of competence (perhaps even proficiency).Just as it is important to reach out to those who cannot afford the big gun schools,it is equally important to avoid those who would waste your time. You, instructors, are an invaluable resource. Don't waste your time on the intentionally incompetent.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is releasing "the worst of the worst" violent sex offenders into our society.https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/06/13/ice-freed-sex-offenders-often-without-notifying-states/v14qAOXKUOqAtaFeKGeGWI/story.html This is why you must carry.

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Now this is cool.https://www.facebook.com/TopShotChris/videos/829889337129451/?pnref=story

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

CWP, 13 June 2015 A.D.

Greetings Sheepdogs,

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For those who were asking why I address you as "sheepdogs",Dick Riggar sends us this link.http://www.policeone.com/police-heroes/articles/1709289-Book-Excerpt-On-Sheep-Wolves-and-Sheepdogs/An excerpt from "On Combat" by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, U.S. Army (Ret.)[The term sheepdog is also explained in the recent movie "American Sniper".]

Two for Flinching: How to Stop Anticipating When You Shoothttp://www.itstactical.com/warcom/firearms/two-for-flinching-how-to-stop-anticipating-when-you-shoot/

NRA Defensive Pistol course. See attachment.

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"Into the Fray" (Concealed Carry magazine)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6y6q-eOja8&list=PL8BXy_a3iBjhK_mh-EmciEZUIprBtfF1j A series of helpful videos.

Cool web site for firearms manuals.http://nicolausassociates.com/index.htm

How a firearm works - Animation (1911 semi-auto handgun) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJMXXuGhINE Technically correct, except for his statement about equal force. Momentum is conserved, force is not.The forward and backward forces are not equal.

Guns & Ammo http://bcove.me/wllszmyv Slow motion video at 00:38 to 00:49 / 02:43 clearly demonstrating why we use the Weaver grip instead of the isosceles grip. You just can't pull with the support side hand when your support side arm is locked out straight. And you have to pull with the support side hand to mitigate muzzle flip. The muzzle flips because the force vector is above the wrist joints. So, there is a torque about the wrist joints. Reducing muzzle flip allows you to get subsequent shots on target faster.

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"Reload an AK with One Hand"http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/06/03/reload-an-ak-with-one-hand/You have to download and play the file.

FBI training videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERs7VyRMETgThe demonstration of ricochet is invaluable. This makes me think I should teach classes with only one student. This video shows how drastically techniques have changed over the years.

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"Hardware Issues and Concealed Carry – Part 1"http://www.gundigest.com/concealed-carry-news/hardware-issues-concealed-carry-part-1Excerpt:"... the City of San Francisco, California, at this writing has an ordnance which bans hollow point bullets, and a State of New Jersey law prohibits the handful of concealed carry permit holders there from carrying hollow points ..."

"Hardware Issues and Concealed Carry – Part 2"http://www.gundigest.com/concealed-carry-news/hardware-issues-concealed-carry-part-2What a great high resolution picture of a hollow point bullet after expansion.

Stop Obama's Planned Gag Order on Firearm-Related Speechhttps://www.nraila.org/articles/20150605/stop-obamas-planned-gag-order-on-firearm-related-speech Use the web site,https://www.nraila.org/take-action/write-your-lawmakers/ to contact your elected representatives. Related newspaper article,http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nra-gun-blogs-videos-web-forums-threatened-by-new-obama-regulation/article/2565762

More evidence that gun control laws are not about guns or violence."Rahm Emanuel: Epic Failure Of Chicago Gun Control Proves More Gun Control Needed"http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/05/26/rahm-emanuel-epic-failure-of-chicago-gun-control-proves-more-gun-control-needed/

This is why you should always carry."3,700 illegal immigrant ‘Threat Level 1’ criminals released into U.S. by DHS"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/3/3700-illegal-immigrant-threat-level-1-criminals-re/

Propaganda is all about perverting language, changing the definition of words."Mets Pitcher Says He Was Duped Into Wearing Gun Control Shirt"http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2015/06/04/mets-pitcher-says-he-was-duped-into-wearing-gun-control-shirt/

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The 2nd Amendment enforces the God given right to keep and bear arms, and by extension the right to receive training in the use of those arms. Criminal gangs recognize their incompetence with firearms and are actively seeking training. Please be judicious in who you accept as students.http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2015/05/31/rapper-who-mocked-rival-gang-for-not-knowing-how-to-shoot-guns-shot-dead/

Instructors who train the enemy have a devastating affect on morale.http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/05/29/u-s-trained-commander-of-tajik-police-defects-to-isis/

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